Thirukkural 521 in English

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Tamil original

பற்றற்ற கண்ணும் பழைமைபா ராட்டுதல்
சுற்றத்தார் கண்ணே உள.

Transliteration

Patratra Kannum Pazhaimaipaa Raattudhal
Sutraththaar Kanne Ula

English Translation

“Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know The old accustomed love to show”

Plain-English meaning

Even when (a man's) property is all gone, relatives will act towards him with their accustomed (kindness)

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English Translation

Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know The old accustomed love to show

G.U. Pope Translation

When wealth is fled, old kindness still to show,Is kindly grace that only kinsmen know

Plain-English Meaning

Even when (a man's) property is all gone, relatives will act towards him with their accustomed (kindness)

ஒருவன் பிடிமானம் ஏதும் இல்லாமல் எல்லாம் இழந்த நிலையில் இருந்தபோதும், அவனுடன் தங்களுக்கு உள்ள பழந்தொடர்பைக் கூறுவது சுற்றத்தாரிடம் மட்டுமே உண்டு.

Chapter 53

சுற்றந் தழால்

Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know The old accustomed love to show

The gift of loving Kins bestows Fadeless fortune's fresh flowers

A kinless wealth is like a tank Which overflows without a bank

The fruit of growing wealth is gained When kith and kin are happy found

Loving words and liberal hand Encircle kith and kin around

Large giver and wrathless man Commands on earth countless kinsmen

The crows hide not; thy call and eat Welfare abides a man of heart

From public gaze when kings perceive Each one's merits so many thrive

Forsaken friends will come and stay When cause for discord goes away

Who leaves and returns with motive The king should test him and receive